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Monday, 22 February 2016

Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) & Kevin Hart To Host MTV Movie Awards 2016

Popular,
American actors, Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart announced
today that they will be hosting the “2016 MTV Movie Awards”.

This year’s show will be recorded at Warner Bros.
Studios in Burbank, California on Saturday 9 April and broadcast on MTV across
Africa on MTV on Monday 11 April at 9:30 PM (Red Carpet Show) and
10:00 PM
(MTV Movie Awards). For the first time ever, MTV will
take the programme entirely outdoors to capture the essence of movie making
magic against a dramatic nighttime backdrop. Performers and presenters
will be announced at a later date.

"It's an honour to be hosting the MTV Movie Awards with
a guy who's not only one of the funniest guys on the planet, but who's often
mistaken as my twin: Kevin Hart,” said Dwayne Johnson.
“We live for our fans and promise to make this an epic, historic unforgettable
night for them."

"I love hosting - it's my thing,” said Kevin Hart.
"Dwayne and I are the perfect team for the epic 25th
anniversary show. It's going to go down.”

"Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart define
what it means to be modern movie stars," said MTV Movie Awards Executive
Producer Casey Patterson. "They have a direct and personal
relationship with their fans, who love them for it and have made them two of
the biggest entertainers in the world. They are bringing the action and
comedy to the big 25th anniversary of the MTV Movie Awards, which
makes me excited and frankly a little afraid. Double trouble!"

MTV is also giving
fans the once-in-a-lifetime chance to write and direct the official “2016
MTV Movie Awards” promo campaign with Dwayne and Kevin via
multiple simultaneous livestreams. Beginning on the 20th of
February 2016, at 9:00
PM, the event will broadcast across Facebook Live, YouTube,
Periscope, Meerkat and YouNow, allowing fans the opportunity to give the hosts
direction via comments and tweets using #movieawards. Once
complete, MTV will utilize the footage for promos airing
across linear, digital and social platforms, crediting the fans that had a hand
in creating the content.

For further information on the 2015 MTV Movie Awards,,
please go to www.mtvbase.com,like us on Facebook athttp://www.facebook.com/MTVBaseVerifiedor follow @MTVBaseAfrica on
Twitter and Instagram. You can also join the conversation about the show,
please use the hashtag #movieawards.